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زعبق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root Z-'-B-Q appears to relate to scattering, dispersing, or spreading out. It describes things becoming separated or thrown about, often in a disorganized manner.

Derived headwords

تَزَعْبَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatter, disperseboth

    To become scattered, dispersed, or thrown about. This verb describes a process of things separating and spreading out.

تَزَعْبُقnoun
  1. 1.
    scattering, dispersalclassical

    The act or state of scattering or dispersing. It refers to the process of things becoming separated and spread out.

Parallel reading

تزعبق الشيء من يدي أي تبذر وتفرق.
The thing scattered from my hand, meaning it was sown and dispersed.